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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-01-26
Science in tho Seventeenth century

Thunder is caused by reason of hot
and dry exhibitions shut within tho
cloud, which, seeking to get out, with
great violence do knock and rcnd the
cloud" The hot and dry exhalations in
escaping is. set on fire by the violence
and becomes lightning, wheH it often
continues burning until it falls to the
ground. And oftentims great stone
is blown out OF tho cloud with it; whose
carisc is also natural" For, when the
exhalation is Grawn " from the earth.
it sometimes takes carthv matter like
unto tho finest sand" with it, and this,
through tho moisture which it gettcth
intho air, - "clottercth together" and
by the excessive heat which it findeth
in the general mater OF the exhaiation, 81
becomes hard like brick. Sometimes
the exhalations not only carry up earthy
matter with them but also frogs, fishes
and grain, and this accounts for showers
of frogs, etc.-Saturday Review.
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nrnrs 10 d. Iure.ti,,nted.

Being world of curious people, we
want to be made sure in regard to fhs
beings like us who live in the worlds
that we have reason tobelisve habitable
From this point of view Mars PRESENT.
the most hopeful field of investigation,
and for this reason sort of silent sy N.
pathy for it has been growing up OF lat1
years. Our hearts. or ut least the hearts
of the astronomers have yeersIed toccm.
lnunicate With the supposed Inhabitants
of the orb of which it is poctically said
that its red light moclls the rallor Of
its white faced sister plaDets,''
But how to Communicate: IN the First
place, let it be said that tho astronomical
theories regarding Mars are built upon
knowledge extending back only a few
years. It is only since 1858 tlnt the
principal geographical details regarding
it have been known and only since 1869
that the observations have been corfsid-
cred sufficiently complete to form fh0
basis of geography of the planet. 4
map including the smallest objects to be
seen with telescope was commenced In
1877 and finished in 1882. Everything is
ready for the Lick telescope to commence
its work, to add to knowledge already
gained or to change its detailss- San
Francisco Chronicle.
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French writers have to exercise ex-
treme caution in dealing with men and
things. Even if an accident occurs they
have no legal right to print the names
of the persons concerned-that is to say.
if they do so and the persons complain
the newspapers can be made to pay dam
ages. a curious case was narrated to me
in illustration of the somewhat depress-
ing conditions un'' er which French, news
gnt'lcrers ply their trade. LIE Matin, an
entrrprisinS morning newspaper, recent
ly published an interview with NJ.
CT menceal, a well known deputy. The
next day NJ. Clemenceau denied that he
had expressed the views attributed to
him by tho reporter. Lc Matin pro-
claimed its confidence in its representa-
tive. Then NJ. Clemenceau sued the
paper and obtained damages, the editors
of LIE NIatin not being permitted even to
offer evidence establishing that an inter
view had taken place.-New York
ITTorl1
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a 1,ich Indinnn Woman.

Except that Crnsus i'll corsets, the
Gillian donna we read about. Mrs.
Meredith. of Cambridge City, Ind. is
the cattle queen of the world. Airs. n.
is the widow of Gen. Meredith. Gen.
Meredith when he was alive was one of
the pioneer fine cattle breeders in this
country. He became rich as the craze
for nigh priced imported shorthorns grew
unil in the sos and the early EOS he
was worth probably S5O0,OOO. He had
tie Airdries. and paid out $4,000 as
readily for a bull that happened to be
after his own heart as moro conservative
men paid ont money for good lands with
houses on them. But the general went
broke when the craze subsidized. His son
failed after him, but the widow, with all
her style and grace, had n better heal
for business than either the husband or
son. She took the herds that We're left
and managed them and where both men
had failed she succeeded.
Gen. Meredith used to own S10,O
bulls and ran to $1,000 calves. His hand
some widow has got over that folly. She
breeds cattle for money, not for glory.
Tho general was quixotic from the stand
point of cattle men. The widow is prac-
tiSSAi' liz LluucEn Illett III CaICle rtllS1IeG1
is to raise a herd and to breed it up until
it has certain distinctive characteristics
of fine beef, for instance, or of great
beauty. Mrs. Meredith would be happy
if she could sell twenty calves year for
$3.50 apiece. Tho general was never
satisfied unless he could have a sale once
in two years and could get $1,000 or
$4,000 for his COWS and bulls. Cattle
men now are gratified if they can take
their customers ont into their fields and
show them herd of cattle, each one of
which is so much alike every other one
that there is no distinguishing them.
This is the latter day theory; the gen
erals was the old fashioned. Men and
women are getting rich now breeding
fine animals. All the old cattle lords
who held the general views went broke
in 1S7j.-Chicago Mail.
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JoRM ON Hls 1RAvELs.
Tho Chinese Dinu.inE rhom.sr,s. o..

Tho Chinese DiTusing Themselves Over
Many Iarts of tae World.
People have little idea, said Mr.. A.
r. Sllattuck, who arrived in this city
from Canton recently, how rapidly the
passi 1n for emigrating is growing in
China. The whole southeastern Asiatic
coast and many of the Pacific;islands are
filling with Chinese. In spite of our pro-
hibitory law not few Chinese still man.
aSeto smugGle themselves into our coun-
try, and they arc fairly swarlning in
many places where nothing is done to
keep them out.
In 1871 only a few thousand Chinese
lived i'll Singapore. To-day the new
Ching town is the feature of the place.
Singapore now has $4,000 Chinese resi-
dcnts, and last year 10000 Chinese
landed in the city on their way to other
parts of the coast. Cochin China, which
is now French province, is rapidly
filing with Chinese. Here, as in all
other parts of the southern coast of Asia,
the Chinese excel the natives in intelli-
gence, education and business qualifica-
tions. They assert their superiority in
many ways and treat most of the natives
as their interiors. In Cochin China the
Chinese have absorbed most the greater
part of the. trade. They can beat the
natives selling their own products, and
many of them are rich.
In Australia the Chinese are growing
in numbers. They control the trade of
tine Gilbert islands and are gaining
ground in Hawaii. In many of the
Pacific islands, like Fiji, where there is
considerable trade, visitor Is likely to
see a group of Chinese before his eye
lights on native. The Chinese are
overrunnins Burmah and there Is a
large colony of them at 3IandaIay. A
large party of travelling Chinese mer-
chants who were on the road in Burmah
a few week5ago were mistaken by the
British troops for dacoits. The soldiers
fired upon them and several of the poor
fellows were killed.
This increasing migration among tn .
hordes of China is one Of the most inte, :
csting signs of the times.
The Mongolians are gradually diffus-
ing themselves over large part of the
world-a fact that deeply concerns many
nations and that is also indicative of the
great changes going ON In China, from
which emigration would have BEEN inn
possible years ago.''-New York Sun.
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If prize were offered for the smallest
paper in the world the latest addition to
The Partisan press would stand good
chance. It is called lie Quarter Latin
and its superficial area is less than leaf
of The Pail Mall Gazette. This insisnifi-
cant paper, taking for its title the name
of the great literary and artistic quarter
of Paris, announces t collaborateurs as
''all the students" Though small it is
excessively bright and full of the genu>
inc esprit of the quarter.
It's strong feature is mots. Each mot
is signed by the author and preceded
with little pictorial cannrd There arc
also echoes from the Bonb- Niche (Boule-
ward st. Michel1, sketches of types of the
district and letters addressed to the pro-
fessors. The editor has already got into
trouble with his staff. The collabora-
teurs protest against having their cOntri>
buttons compressed into 50 1iftic spare,
or, what Is worse. crushed out altogether.
They threaten to start opposition, but
the conciliatory editor announces fort
nightly supplements of forty pages made
up of overflow lSatter. The Quarter
Latin sells.at one sou, for It employs the
old nomenclature for the currency
Pail Mall Gazette.
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what came or c.,eIe.s6....,

A gentleman Of wealth one day, while
practicing penranship, wrote kis'I.a4ne
upon blank slip of paper and allowed
1t to lie upon his desk. It attracted the
attention of a neigbbor who. for a joke,
filed the space above tie signature in
the form of promissory note, and in a
few days afterward presented the pnper.
with an offer to allow considerable dis
count If the apparent drawer would cash
It at that time The gentlcman recogs
nized tho joke and the holder Of tiIe
document. placing 1t in his peckcte de-
parted and nothing more SvasRaid about
It Subsequently the holder wasstrickerr
With paralysis and tlietls end hfs erccur
tors finding t.te notc and having mo-
knowledge OF the joke attached to IL,
brought srii. fn L recovered tlle sum-
$J0o-for which it was'draSvil, TINS illus
tratinS the danger cf persons carelessly
writing their names ON blank scraDs OF
paper and the mischief of thoasIItltsS
practical jokes -E-elianye.
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CARD.

u NOW We, that by the payment of
n S227.4O am permitted to sell in
toxicating liquors at my house. To the
wife who has drunkard for husband,
or a friend who is unfortunately dissipa-
ted, say emphaticallv, give me notice
in such cases i'll which you are interest
ed, and all such persons shall be exclu-
ded from my place. Let mothers, faith
ers, sisters and brothers do likewise,
and the request shall be regarded l
pay a heavy tax for the privilege of sell
ing whisky and other liquors. and want
it distinctly understood that have no
desire to sell to minors, or drunkards, or
to the poor and destitute. / much prs-
fer that they save their money and put
it where it will do the most good. There
are gentlemen OF honor and men of
money, who can afford it, and it is with
those 1 desire to trade. l would say to
those who wish to trade with me, and
can afford, come, and l will treat you
gentlemanly and courteously.
Respectfully
feb. 1--1ys JOS. HIEN.
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A BOYS Mean Trick.

A neighbor's boy-he lived four miles
away through the woods-came occa-
sionally to show me some new plan for
a trap or snare or to conduct me tosome
strange nest he had found. He was a
genius almost. say almost: he lacked
something, Just the smallest something,
in his mental make up and so was slight
ly Unbalanced. Ben was his name. and
Ben was known far and near as the
owl on account of his nocturnal van
derinssc He was truly strange fellow.
He couldnot read, but nothing so pleased
him as to listen to me as read aloud to
him some story or poem. Scott s Lady
of the Lake" and 'Rokeby'' delighted
him to such degree that had to read
them over and over for hinf. His anbi-
ton at times was to become a great rob
Der or pirate, and at other times he con-
templated beinga shoemaker
Hc always had some new scheme In
his head when he came to visit me
Once il was 10 run away and go To Texas.
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a Princess, Dainty Annette.

Apropos of the Princess of Wales ap-
petite few persons have any idea how
poor an eater her royal Mshnessis. Only
the most delicate dishes tickle her palate.
and even of these. she takes scarcely
enough to feed canary. Sanguinary
meat is her special adherence. She is;
also very particular what she drinks, a
very small quantity satisfying her. 1t
may interest ladies to know that her
royal llighness is dcvout lover of a cup
of tea, but it must be carefully made,
drawn to a second, creamed to a
nicely and sweetened with one moder-
ate sized lump of sparkling white sug.r.
If it is not all this the princess will not
drink it.
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Old Knin-in-the-rnce.

Old Rain-in-the-Face. who claims to
have killed Gen. Custer, has been seized
with desire to gain liberal education,
which is quito unusual for man of his
time of lifcand previous occupation, and
has written to the commissioner of
Indian affairs asking to be sent 10 the
Indian school at Hampton, Va. Some
of the young bucks of his tribe have
been to the school, and Rain-in-thc-
Face has evidently been tempted by their
stories of the pleasures of civilization.
He is one of the abIest Indians in the
country and one of the handsomest.
while his record as a warrior is long and
bloody. He got his name from a birth
mark that is conspicuous on his check
and looks as if few drops of blood had
fallen there. When he is angry the
blotches stand out with great promi-
nence but are always apparent as far as
one can see his eyes. Washington Capt.
f1l.
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ana wnen refused TO join fim ne pro-
posed 6 swim on the river from the
ferry to the fish weir, fun niles and
we both easne r1sar being drowned m tho
rapids. All the mountain forests were
full of chestnut trees, and late IN each
autumn bushels of the brown, sweet nuts
were gathered ON the valley slopes and
carefully stored for wintcruse: but boys
were not the only busy gatherers OF this
precious crop. The squirrels and the
woodpeckrrs got their full sfnrs, Ben
told me of a mean trick he played on an
industrious old squirrel. BE watched
the animal and fonud out where It was
storing its chestnuts IN the hollow of a
Bweet gum treei then he patiently waited
till the work was all done, after which
he helped himself to the treasure. Some
how Thought less of Ben ever after
Maurice Thompson.
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a. II. stephens, SIaneied Hand.

Ben: Perley Poore says in his recent
book that aIr. Stephens In Il memorable
encounter with Judge Cone. was permh-
nently disabled. BE states that "a sur
gicaI examination showed that one of
Cones knife stabs had penetrated 10
within less than the sixteenth of an inch
Of his heart, while his right hand was
SO mangled that he was never afterwarI
able to write. " This is not fact. That
good right hand was badly mangled, but
not permanently hurt so as TO prevent
the use of pen. The writer received ut
least peck of letters from AIr. STEPHENS,
written by his own hand, and this was
the experience of many other persons.
We. have seen him write thousands of
times, and although his chirography
was theterror of printers and correspond.
ents it was not any worse than that of
numerous Statesmen who never had been
injured at all.-Augusta tGa.) Chronicle
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being enormously large Irufrs olIe emu OF
Lombardy TO the other,
After having made very minute in
quiry into the causes of this anomaly,
am in position to INFORM you that It Is
the result of marriage in the forbidden
degrees, of .kinship. Lombardians are
very clannish in their customs. First
cousins wed first cousins, and Sacles and
nieces, unable to get their union officially
sanctioned, ignore the law-the result
being that the children born of such
par ents are, in some way or another,
miserable deformities- cripples. dwarfs
and hunchbacks, or idiots and lunatics.
Gentlemen having the welfare of their
nation at heart are doing their best to
combat the evil; but am sorry to say
that they have signally failed In their
efforts.
This moral and material nuisance is
furthermore aggravated by the fact that
these deformities themselves intermarry,
and in the majority of cases beget moifE
sters like themselves. know that male
and female cripples, who are professional
beggars, make some money ON the high
roads of Italy by exhibiting US their own
well proportionad children to the tour
ists' gazes but most OF these mendicauts
are rank imposters. Girls OF stately
stature and symmetrical build never
espouse dwarfs. although female dwarfs
or hunchbacks provided with fair
amount of hard cash can find little diff
Guilty in securing good sized pauper for
husband any day in the 800.
OF the two sexes, therefore, the male
cripple, dwarf or hunchback is the most
unfortunate. He may belong to very
honorable family and have thousands of
francs to his credit in bank, but neither
his gold nor respectability viii induce
any buNom maid or widow to share her
lot with his. Batfled in his effort to get
a decent looking wife he usually weds a
dininutive monstrosity like himself and
becomes in due course of time the father
of very interesting family. And 81.
the race dcgencrates. And SC the chii-
dren of Hercules by gradual wealle.,-
ing and wasting of blood become so ma ;sy
grinning LiiiFutians-sad and woobe-
gone spectacles alike for gods and rlcn.
1t is the sanle old story once more OF the
painting spoken of by Horace III his
epistle to The Pisos. The head is the
head of Venus br:t the tail is that of a
fish.-l1ilan Ger. San Eroncisco Clmon.
icle,
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tho crippIcs of milan.

Men here, as rule, are father low
statured. They are, nevertheless, strong
and why, although the amount of food
they Individually put away" is very
small and of inferior quality. Sinewy
and brawny hmbed giants like Artevelo
and Ca5oche, the peasant born cavaliers
of the middle ages, seem as utterly ex-
dnct as the race of Irislr wolf dogs. Il
iss for instance, rare sight to see IN
Milan an individual over six feet in
height, while dwarfs waddle up against
you at every street corner. Everywhere
your eye falls on cripples, huncllbacks
and otherwise deformed unfortunates of
both sexes-the percentage of such folks
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Use of the Cocoon leaf.

0iIe of the greatest articles of consump
ton of the Indians is the cocoa leaf. L.
If. universally used by them. Many of
.hem do not even know what tabano is
Tie Indians only use it. The so called
boz: ton have cast it aside. 1t ID consid-
cred not the thing to chew long. To this
Lascribe this Invaluable herb not being
more known ard used abroad. Igave it
a thorough test, desiring to study its
properties. For five days before starting
took ply regular fig. In place of break
fast i consumed about two ounces of
cocoa leaves, chewing them and swal-
lowing the saliva. 1 was astonished at
the result. 1 went all day without eat
ing, travelling on mule back. In the
evening not only felt no bad effect, cx-
cepting little restlessness, but arrived
quito fresh. 1 feel confident that too
little attention has been paid to this in
valuable natural stimulant. The Qlli-
choss have used it for centuries and have
tlrived with it. They travel forty and
fifty miles day on foot with no other
food than little cocoa tied round their
necks in small pouches. One of these
Indians is more grateful to you for a
handful of fresh cocoa than for money.
Bolivia Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
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Sranufacture Of Tobacco.

I1eEe nave been great many changes
In the manufacture of tobacco since
began the business, forty two years ago.
In making plug tobacco then hand power
presses were used in place of the
hydrnuiic machines now in use. It took
six men to work screw press and near
ly twice as much work as they accom-
plished altogether is done now by a
single man running the hydraulic press.
Where expert handicraftsmen were for
merIy hecessary boys and girls are now
employed; no especial skill is required, the
only thing needed being attention. Now
adays tho process through which the leaf
passes before making its appearance as
plug tobacco is very different from that
of the olden time. To-day the leaf is
first stemmed and run through gum roll
lers of immense size, then laid ON rack
and put into dry houses, after which it
is steamed, favored and brlked. After
remaining in huge masses for twenty
four hours it is passed through the mold
ing machines and made into plugs.
The old fashioned way was to dampen
the leaf just as it came from the hogs
head: it was then stemmed and formed
into iss al by hand. There was little
or no ftavor1ng, the natural taste OF the
tobacco being preferred. The introduc-
ton of foreign substances began about
twenty-five years ago, and has since be-
come general, so that now all plug and
fine cut tobacco is more or less adulter-
ated. The hurley leaf, named, I believe,
after one of the pioneer growers, is now
about the only kind of tobacco raised.
1t is a larger leaf, more spongy and has
not as much nicotine as the older and
now forgotten varieties, such as the
yellow Prior, Z" Little Frederick and
the "orinico." The greater part of the
hurley is raised in Missouri. Kentucky
and Ohio. The nse of tobacco has in
creased at wonderful rate in recent
years, and believe is now better than
over before. AT present the market is
suffering from ov reproduction, and as
consequence the prices are lower than
they have been since the war. was
the first tobacco manufacturer in St.
Louis, but since the fire in September
have decided to retire to private life
Henry Dausman in Globe.D Democrat.
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Growth of Heir After Death.

Said we'll known business man, resid-
ing in one of the upper wards, during the
week: "a remarkable case of rrescrva-
ton after death came under my observa-
ton recently. Something over fifteen
years ago my father died and was inferred
at Greenwood. Not long since my mother
desired to have the remains transferred to
another plot than that in which they were
buried. When the coffin was taken up
she had it opened, and looked at the
corpse. The face and form showed not
the slightest indication of decomposition.
The expression on the countenance was
almost as natural as in life The figure
was intact. Beside, tho clothing was not
damaged n particle, and looked like now.
The only change was in the hair and
whiskcrse When my father was placed
in the grave his hair was cut short and
his face clean shavcn. The other day it
was found that he had grown long
beard and his hair fell IN ll1xuriant pro-
fusion about his shoulders. Brooklyn
Eagle.